The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-03


upon tie local board of b, al:h or local
authorities 10 any township or city, or
other local municipal governm mt in this
state, and when in the judgm INT of the
said board it may be necessary, the said
board may require or caase an examination
of vessels, cars, boats or other vehicles.
and of ali baggage and persons, to be
made, and may enforce such detention or
disinfection as they may deem necessary
for the public safety.
5. And be it enacted, Thet the said state
BOARD may appoint inspectors and assign
them to such duties as the interest of the
public health in any part OF the state may
require, and to aid in the execution of Tia
laws relating thereto; and they may re-
quire the said inspectors to investigate the
the local epidemics, nuisanees, need
drainage, neglect Of sanitary law, the con
diiion of chool-houses, tenements, manu-
factories aud workshops, of public build
ings belonging to the state, or to any coun-
ty or city therein, and of the persons con-
fined or employed therein; and the state
board, its agents and appointees shall have
the same right of inspection in regard to
all matters affecting the public health as
has been or may be conferred upon local
boards of health; the Inspectors appointed
by the state board of health shall be paid
by the board out of the moneys appro-
priated therefor such sums as may be fixed
and determined by the boarJ.
6. And be it enacted, That every physi-
clan in this state making ofdcia reports to
the state board of health through the
bureau of vital statistics shall be entitled
to receive by mail, from the treasurer Of
the state, a copy of the annual report of
the state board of health and of the bureau
of vital statistics.
Z. And be it enacted, That the annual
appropriation of the state board of health,
for the purpose of making sanitary investi-
cations and inquiries In respect to the
people, the causes of disease, epidemics and
the sources of sickness and mortality, the
effect of locality, e,nployments, conditions
and circumstances on the public health,
and for the purpose of making inquiry aud
Investigation into the sanitary condition
of any state, county, city or township aims
house, asylum, prison, p nitentiary, Jail or
reform school, and for such other expenses
as the said board are by this act authorized
to incur shall be the sum of six thousand
dollars, in addition to such appropriations
as are authorized by law to be made for the
purpose of preventing contagious and in
fecti us diseases among animals and
moneys appropriated for the use of said
board shall be paid by the treasurer of the
state on the order of the comptroller upon
requisition made by the board, signed by
the president and secretary thereof and ap-
proved By the governor.
s. And be it enacted, That in case any
emergency of epidemic or of peril 20 the
publlc health shall, in the Judgment of the
STATE board of healt", require the expendi-
ture of larger amount of money than is
herein appropriated, the facts that war
rant such expenditure, IN the judgment of
the board, shall be presented by 1T to the
governor, comptroller and treasurer of the
state, and if, III their judgment, additional
expenditure is needed to enable the state
board of health to meet such emergency,
they are hereby authorized to add to the
appropriation made, by virtue of the au-
thority hereby given, such sum as in their
judgment may be necessary therefor.
II. LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH.
9. And be it enacted, That there shall be
local board of health in every city, Dor
ough, town and other local municipal gov
ernmont in this state, which shall be ccm-
posed of not less than five nor m re than
seven members, who shall be appointed il
such manner and hold their respective
offices for such terms, not exceeding four
years, as the board of aldermen, common
council or other governing body may by or
dinance provide; provided, however, that
in cities containing a population of over
one hundred thousand inhabitants such
boar Is may consists of not less than five
Ii more than nine members; the terms OF
Office of the members of said local boards
shall be so arranged that the terms of not
more thin three members shall ex lire in
any one year; if any vacancy shall occur 10
any of said local boards, it shall be filled
in the same manner in which the original
appointments were made, but for the IN.
expired term only.
10. And be it enacted, That Tiers shall
be local board of health IN every township
OF this state, which shall be composed of
the members of the township com nistee.
the township assessor and one physician to
oe appointed By the township committee
such physician shall hold Office for the
term of three years from the time of his
appointment and until his success )r shall
be appointed; if any township snail not
appoint physician as aforesaid on or be-
fore the first day of June, eighteen hun
dred and eighty-seven, or if they shall ne
elect or fail to make such appointment
within ten days after the death, removal or
resignation of any physician, or after the
expiration of his term of three years afore-
said, it shall be lawful in any of said cases
for the state board of health, at any lime
after the expiration of either o the periods
above limited for appointment by the
township committee, and before the town
ship committee shall have made an APP
pointmeRt, TO appoint physician as a
member of S lid local board OF health, who
shall hold mis- Office for the term of three
years from the time OF his appointment by
said state board and until his successor
shall be appointed; if, however, III any
township, no physician shall be appointed,
as hereinabove required, either by the
township committee or by the state board
of health, then and In such case the mem
bers of the township committee and The
assessor shall consti ute the local board of